I try to focus a lot on just being really well rounded , like not , you know . Just going ahead in the weight room 5-6 days a week or just going and running to my hamstrings pulling everything um I try to balance out , you know , strain and recovery , uh , pretty well like that was something I struggled with a little bit when I was younger just overworking myself um so just as I've gotten older , like listening to my body a little bit and uh just making corrections from that I think just , you know , trust in the process a little bit um . You know I'm a little bit of like an undersized guy um in high school that was the case uh bounced around positions and stuff like that trying to find a spot that really stuck um and just trusting in the process and trusting in you know like things that I take pride in like being a high energy player high motor player , stuff like that , um , and just understanding like you know it'll work out you'll get .
What corrections you need to make stuff like that um is really helpful . I try to focus a lot on just being really well rounded , like not , you know . Just going ahead in the weight room 5-6 days a week or just going and running to my hamstrings pulling everything um I try to balance out , you know , strain and recovery , uh , pretty well like that was something I struggled with a little bit when I was younger just overworking myself um so just as I've gotten older , like listening to my body a little bit and uh just making corrections from that I think just , you know , trust in the process a little bit um .
Some of the best advice I've gotten from coaches and mentors just throughout my playing career , um , would be how you do everything or how you do little things is how you do everything so like , you know , sports wise how you watch film , how you do , you know , taking care of your body , really little specific stuff like that , um , that's gonna translate to like big picture stuff like how you play , how you execute stuff like that and . Like I can apply that to anything in my life like grades , you know , things on there , um , and then hear the message , not the emotion , um , you know , especially in like a college football setting um there's a lot of high emotions , um , you know , it's a very passionate sport and sometimes taking a step back from that and just kind of hearing the message of , you know what you're being coached to do . What corrections you need to make stuff like that um is really helpful .
You know I'm a little bit of like an undersized guy um in high school that was the case uh bounced around positions and stuff like that trying to find a spot that really stuck um and just trusting in the process and trusting in you know like things that I take pride in like being a high energy player high motor player , stuff like that , um , and just understanding like you know it'll work out you'll get . On the field , if you just do the right things off of it , pretty much , just some stuff like . You know , if you're not necessarily as big as other guys and maybe under size and stuff , um , having a specifically a linebacker like really really good eyes , um , you know , known playbook defense really , really well so you can react fast , um , know what the offense is doing , you know , and then .
I attend Youngstown State University and I play football here . Some of the best advice I've gotten from coaches and mentors just throughout my playing career , um , would be how you do everything or how you do little things is how you do everything so like , you know , sports wise how you watch film , how you do , you know , taking care of your body , really little specific stuff like that , um , that's gonna translate to like big picture stuff like how you play , how you execute stuff like that and . Like I can apply that to anything in my life like grades , you know , things on there , um , and then hear the message , not the emotion , um , you know , especially in like a college football setting um there's a lot of high emotions , um , you know , it's a very passionate sport and sometimes taking a step back from that and just kind of hearing the message of , you know what you're being coached to do .
